Poem fragment by Charles de Kay in Scrilmer's Magazine
A brisk wind and bare, cold ground set the scene for a Medusa faced figure. She drapes a downy veil that trails across the world, softening the earth’s quarrels as she dreams. The verse blends bleak winter imagery with lyrical, dreamlike reflection.
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Charles DE Kay
Summer
Aly
Scrilmer
The Boy in the Box Becomes a Family Triumph
A harsh Boston cold drives a starving English boy, John Harper, from a cardboard shelter to the kindness of Joe and Mrs. Somerby. Joe rescues the boy with food and work, then fosters him into a son, education, and a better life. John grows into a successful merchant, proving the couple’s “best bargain.”
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John Harper
John
Mr. Somerby
Balky Horses and Gentle Methods to Curb them
Home and Farm describes techniques to calm a balky horse by redirecting its attention from movement to other subjects. It suggests methods such as tying strings near the head, tethering to a tree with a cord, filling the mouth with a disagreeable substance, and briefly tying a leg above the knee, all while avoiding whipping and using gentle, patient treatment.
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Iman
Terrible Fight Between Stallions Near Birmingham
A stallion bred by F G Brush owner of a large Birmingham Michigan farm escaped its stall and attacked a tied mate. The exhausted defeated beast lay bleeding as the floor and walls were splattered with blood after the brutal confrontation. The injured horse was found alive but nearly lifeless next morning.
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F. G. Brush
Birmingham
Mich
Child’s first month in country loves open streets
A young girl in her first month in a new country says she likes it because there are no corners. At home her mother forbids going beyond the street corner, but here she can go anywhere as there are no corners.
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Joe Somerby
Joe
Marm
Jack
Mrs. Somerby
Mr. Somerby
Wal
John Harper
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